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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  who do you think pays for all those dogs to be housed and euthanized in shelters?...the city/county pays (along with donations from citizens). Also, an overpopulation of animals can be a major public health concern...dog/cat bites, strays with diseases, strays getting hit by cars and causing car accidents, etc... |
I'm sure the people who pay for it are the same people who pay for the "low cost" spay/neuter clinics. A lot of the time this goes by county. While the vet may donate their time, who is paying for the building to do this in and all the equiptment?
I also would rather pay to house a dog than pay for a person who isn't married, on welfare popping out kids...
But there does need to be something done about strays and all of that. It should not be a mandatory surgery though. Surgery is a medical decision between me and my vet for the HEALTH of MY animal.